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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - June 19, 1919, Smethport, Pennsylvania Mcke an volume xl1i. Duomo Cinat i co., inc. the divine meaning. Of life is text of Sermon delivered by Rev. Mar Sceon sunday before 1919 graduating class. Smethport Mikitan Bounty june 19, 1919. Tic Isis i i leu yj3aji in Advance Martin Vider d at he Martin Vider w sunday june 8, for peace at Hutchins the hearing prosecutor withdrew the charge discharged after paying the 1919 graduating class of the Smethport High school including eighteen students were guests Al Union services in the Baptist Church sunday evening when Rev. Guy l. Marg son delivered the Kavec aureate Sermon. Selecting two scripture passages to Are not your own for be Are bought with a ant to Ward the Mark for the prize of the High calling of god is Jesus on which to base his Sermon the text of which was divine meaning of Rev. Ingeson urged the graduating pupils to consider their school ing so far acquired As a foundation for future learning depicting their in Tiro lives As schooldays in which to and Visico the ideals of Humankind. You graduates now enter the world in the midst of great stir excitement Jund said Rev. Margeson. Everything both in the Church and in exercises held for graduates sited Speed. Fortunes Are made and spent in a Day. Men Are Rushing to and fro in search of pleasure Honor Fame and wealth with a spirit of recklessness that is alarming. The age is one of unrest insubordination and optic ism. Principles Attiat arte sup posed to be firmly established Are not Only called in question hut Are denounced by some in unmeasured there is a sort of mania to Day to with established be Lief and some ignorant Short sighted mortal All unarmed himself thinks himself a hero if he finds a flaw in the Armor of another. Thus it becomes very necessary for. You to have some infallible guide to take you by your hand and Lead scholarship Well versed in the arts and sciences and distinguished with the highest literary honors who have destitute of Wisdom and have been worse than failures in life show ing that physical training and mind culture do not necessarily Lead to moral excellence and nobility of Char Acter. School Dayi never end for him yearns to be proficient in his and not just eats find to stand Anil. The preceptor a Rod and the daily curriculum Are but introductions to school Days of More vital realities when the. Daily task is often performed amid discouragements that make necessary tenacious resistance unless defeat is to be expected at the end. Apparently study is the Price of Progress for Mark the Man who has stopped going to school who feels Thero is nothing More for him to learn and contrast him with Tho Man of eager spirit who in the daily grind which dulls most Strong men is Able to Leep the fire of enthusiasm alive and Alert for any scrap of information that May make his work a Little Mord efficient. On the one hand is the Man whose Powers will steadily decline und whose interests in life will diminish and on the other hand the Man who will be refreshed by Victory after Victory and to whom the world will become daily More annual comment the 1919 graduating port High school evening june 10, in the program was o High Schoul Clorus singing Diers under Tatry wit i oration world by or. Llewellyn Phillips de Nell College delivered the dress followed by by the girls glee club. Of diplomas to Board of directors. America and civilization Redfield gleam gleam Sang club and the c Rev. We. E. Vandyke. Tho eighteen stud 1919 graduating Cla Irvin Anderson mass Helen Bouton Grove. Miss Helen Gonia miss Frederica miss Harriet miss Mary o Connor 7hon-flvptt5plf1 with second was White Rose and labor Zinnia funeral of Pioneer resident funeral services port Allegany Friday at 2 so o clock d podium officiating. Made in the Fairview . Bean the d a Well was born at March 14, 1s37 she the Public schools an port Academy. She t term in renting Tow in Liberty township. She was United in marriage Lathrop bean and farm at Farmers when they moved to . Bean died at the wednesday morning following a week s c ering with diabetes. Deceased is survive Waterman d., Fred a. Vernon one Sist dle of Marion Iowa. First Baptist Church Rev. Guy l. Mar econ pastor prayer meeting thursday evening 8 p. Sunday services As follows sunday school a. M., subject. morning worship. A m., subject the sheep and the evening worship p. A subject of vital interest to every individual will be disc used at this hour. Come and you will find n. Welcome a. Washing you. Auto for Sale four Cylinder five touring car in Good Ning order full electrical equipment and tires in fairly Good condition. Trice 1300.00. Backus Novelty co. Nov. 6-et-f. Olds Rod and gun club the Olds Rod club have posted their lands and have men a and will rigidly enforce the Law. Olds Rod and gun club tidy. To Lou swedi3h Mission Emil g. I thursday services Day at p. A. Society at the Amandor Engstrom. Notice Day prayer meeting at and c. W. Pete will be with us at the Day. Sunday services next be observed As child ing worship a great Mission evening service 7 evening service the cases will be Given. Be beautifully decorated. No. Tem. Guaranteed in order. Upholstery a condition tires fair genuine bargain Tor Tho subject of the Mon will be cod in the even charged monday o was arrested disturbance of the was brought up Elk before Juratic Jewett. During or Grant Hurt c and Vider a Hamlin the founder of the Hamlin Bank Trust co., died tuesday at the Ace of Hamlin who has been a resident of Smethport since his birth n 1830, and who has been concerned in every Public Enterprise in the Borough a missed away at his Home on main Street tuesday morning june 17, it 4 o clock. Or. Hamlin had been failing fast in the last ten lays luring which time he was confined to his Bud Sull ering with infirmities of old age and when death came making Iho first in the Henry Hamlin family proper his wife and four children were at Tho bedside. Hoin a Hamlin was of he eighth generation of Harlins in this country the family being established Here a Boul by James Hamlin in barn table Massachusetts. This distinguished american family has produced a goodly number of Able men including clergymen lawyers physicians statesmen and men of affairs. The most distinguished representative in official life of modern times was Hon. Hannibal Hamlin vice president of Tho United states during Lincoln s administration for a number of years member of the United states Senate from main and afterwards United states minister to Spain. The Hamlin family was established in Smethport prior to 1830 by or. Asa. Hamlin of whom Henry Hamlin is a grandson. Henry Hamlin the son of Orlo James Hamlin was born in april 9, 1830. He inherited his father s love for books and research and alter his preparatory education was obtained began the study of Law. Finding his health demanded a less sedentary occupation he engaged As clerk in the mercantile establishment of. O. J. And at the. Which became one of the solid financial institutions of this Section of Pennsylvania now know As the him Lin Bank und Trust company. Prior to death he was conceded to be the second oldest Bankers in the state. Or. Hamlin was one of the organizers of the Smethport waterworks company. He with an sex president of the karst National hunk of port Allegany director of Tho Courter sport and tort. Railroad company trustee of tin Fidelity Trust and guaranty company of Buffalo Prosi Ilent of the Buckeye Gils company of Cincinnati director in this Logan Newark and other Gas companies of Ohio director of the Fulton prof unix come Ninacs in new York state director of Tho Conklin Wagon company of Olean trustee of the Miltona mining company of Colorado president of the Smethport water company and director in the Southern lumber company of Bogo Lusa Louisiana. Besides the erection of a handsome Bank building and a Fine residence or. Hamlin has further beautified Smethport by the erection and endowment of St. Luke so episcopal Church of which he was a communicant and served As senior Warden. This is but one of his Many Benevolence to religious generous Christian character. In 1881 to elected associate judge of Mckean county holding that office until the abolishment of same by Mckean county becoming a separate judicial District. On August 14, 185-1, or. Hamlin was married in Smethport to miss Hannah l. Mccoy daughter of or. William y., and Charlotte a. children were porn married september of hate Inson Rose now residing at Binghamton n. Y. 2 Emma Marlon r eighteen 1919 Day evening t Lent exercises of lass of the Smeu Ere held Manduj Uil lyceum opened by the singing the sol Tho direction o followed by the Region and Salu women in the is Harriet Jones a Dean of Blackd the annual Sanj us. Presentation eighteen graduate made by or a resident of the next on the pro Story and oration by Hamlin learn o Silver the girls Glei. G Benediction by be. Its forming the a were Jaimer Axelson Lisa Martha Cole Gleason Harold Ca Green miss miss Ruth Howe Francis Hussey miss Leona Lyle a Hamlin red be. Holmes the class Flowe the class until 1878, out interest in the business to or. Haskell his later business life has been spent in Oil Timber and banking ventures and have brought him Large re turns. His holding of Timber lands in Pennsylvania and other states was very Large while his Oil banking and commercial ventures have been managed with a Wisdom most wonderful. His faculty for acquiring a Complete knowledge of tie most intricate detail of every Enterprise submitted to him has been the great secret of his Success rarely making a mistake or suffering a loss in his investments. In 1863 he established the banking House of Henry Hamlin in jeer held Friday or the late a Ono of the ear Section and a a by were held at afternoon june 3r. Agate of pm interment was cemetery Aughter of Joel i Farmers Valley was educated in d at the Smith aught school one ship and a year on june 2, 1856, Arriage to John hey resided on a Alley until 1893, port Allegany. E latter place on at two o clock confinement suf a by three sons. 1. And Charles . Lucy 26, 1885, to Rev. John Heber Mccandless. S Eugenia May born december 2, 18c5, married january 21, 1891, to Howard e. Merrill. 4 Orlo j., born june 23 1873 the latter three children of Henry Hamlin reside in Smett port and All four survive together with his wife. I the funeral services will be held this afternoon thursday at 2 o clock in St. Luke s episcopal Church and the body will be Laid to rest id the family mausoleum in Hill cemetery. School pledges and offering. It. Jewell male Quartetti. Our present Day tank w. G. Landes. Fourth session thursday morning. Devotional services. Appointment of committees. Children s division . E. A. Holden port Allegany. C discussion. J r Young people s division f miss Hazel Drew Bradford. E discussion. Teacher training . L. B. F Ulshafer Bradford. 6 discussion. R Home department. Mrs. T. Buchanan it. Jewett. Discussion. 11 organized adult classes. Rev L. Woods. Kane. Discussion. Music. A business s fifth session thursday afternoon. R devotional sen ice. K address Rev. Dean r. Miller. Bradford. Solo miss Ldaline . It. Lewitt. Report of committees. Klec Tion of officers. Report of pledges. Temperance dept. Mrs. Paul p. Lyons Bradford. N and w. O. Music. Business session of county executive committee. C Al Twenty eighth annual convention to be held in it Twenty eighth annual Conven Ion of the Mckean county Sabbath school association will be held wednesday and thursday june 25. And 36. 91s. In the methodist Episcopa Church it . Jewett. Following is he program arranged in five Sessons first session wednesday morning. Devotional service Rev. B. 1. Nichols. Bradford. Address of Welcome. Rev. C. E. Livingston it. Jewett. Response. E. K. Kane Kush music. Missionary department of he s. A. Mrs. E. C. Reeves Kane. Registration of delegates. Second session wednesday afternoon. Dvo tonal services 1 president s message c. E. Me Luskey. Kane. Music. Needs of our county c. C. Iai Nln. Bradford county Mission i by for american s. S. Union. Address Rev. Fred r. Mcarth r. Bradford. Music. Boy scout movement c. Mes Bradford physical director of Bradford C. A., grand Deputy of the boy scouts. Address w. G. Landes. Philadelphia Genera supt., of state s. S. Association. Third session wednesday evening. Song service it. orchestra. Devotional service Solo miss Manatine Tanner it. Jewett. 8 reports Belle Blakeslee Conn to Cor. Secy w. H. Bonnie on Church Wistedt pastor to Day thurs the ladies Aid e Home of . Notice change of p. A. Rev. Son of Bradford meeting thurs ext sunday will in s Day. Morn-m., subject a 30 p. At the children s exer the Church will Sale Senger touring Continental Enig electric sys perfect running int etc., in Fine condition. Real adv 6-19 Novelty tank struck by lightning saturday afternoon dirring the lightning struck a barrel Oil tank in Otean on the Hill North East of the Erie station setting w t o n fire. The tank was practically pm full and valued at employees of the Oil company saved about barrels by digging ditches and drawing Tho do out from the Bottom is of the tit do. I 3pal Church morning ser a unlocked for no lightning strikes in Smethport during the severe electrical storm j which look Plano on saturday after noon several buildings in town und Vicinity were struck. The Homo of . Kate Taylor on Rose Hill Avenue anal that of Samuel Green on Green Street were struck but not much dam age done. Aaron Boggs College comedy presented Friday evening by senior High school class. May be a murder Case Norwich Man hold in county jail Char fled with felonious As Sault with intent to murder. Moke an county May have another murder Case on its criminal records pending outcome of injuries sustained by Edward Huber a recently re turned Soldier when he was attacked at a Camp in Norwich at 4 o clock Aaron Riggs Tho freshman. A Pili i comedy in three Acta brought Nany a laugh from Tho audience Volch crowded the lyceum Friday venting when it was presented with ill its comical ties by the senior class f the Sec Luport High school. Acl 1 depicted thu College Campus hero Good Fellows gather for con Verso and sing their College songs it 2 a College boarding House and acl the same. The Cust of characters s follows Aaron Boggs Lamlin Redfield. Happy Jimlo Jamieson Holmes Sponogle. Beau Carter Craig Workley. Pep Jer Jedd Francis Hubley. Epenetus p. Boggs Hjalmer Axel Eon or. Chubb Harold Gonon. Casey Jones Hjalmer axe non. Second hand Abey Thomas Hung Volle. Miss Elyzabethe Maudelle Feeny Catherine Hamilton. Mrs. Chubb Fred Erica Green. Mrs. Pickens Martha Colegrove. Mesa Evelyn Newcomb Helen Bou Lois Hunter Harriet Jones. Cherry Carrauthers Marie onsae Loretta Gleason. Miss Dollie de Cliffe Ruth Howe. Huber a Atli a Joe Susnel an la in the had Guy Hospital tall wound in his Back and austrian woodsman who is alleged to have done he stall ing la being held in the county jail without bail. It is Kiili that Susnel entered Tho in Emphes of Huber s father and took null of lettuce from the Garden. Young Huber saw Tho Man and undertook to Lake Tho Man. Tho stolen lettuce in the a Loup Wiloh followed Sunol la alleged to. Have fit Abbed Huber in the neck using a Ong bladed and keen edged knife. The wound is one and a half to two no sch deep and extends about silk inches in length. Or. K. E. Seeley of Norwich was summoned and he saw1 at once that the Man was serious Fly wounded and monday morning Huber was taken to the Ridgway Hospital after Tho murderous attack Tho As Saulter disappeared Over the Hills to Ward Emporium. Word Wall sent to that City and a posse was quickly formed headed by mayor Arm Strong and Constable a. B. Teed and under the guidance of chief of Polica Wright located the would be murderer at 11 o clock sunday night. The pts one was brought to Smethport and turned Over to sheriff1 Jones. Monday morning sheriff Jones Mado information against the prisoner charging Umbus Ohio. Mrs. Edna Warren who been visiting friends and i relatives in Buffalo for the past week returned to Ner Home on Mechanic evening. Her Mother . Sarah Brennan also re turned Home after hav ing spent the Winter in Buffalo. Sheridan Gorton jr., and Macarthur Gorton left monday morning for new York and Detroit their respect Tel Homes after having been called Here by the illness and death their father the late Sheridan Gorton. My. Gor ton accompanied the latter son to his Home in Detroit whore she will Visic for some time. Huber was lying on a. Cot awaiting a train for Ridgway Huber positively identified the austrian a his assail ant. On the e Railroad platform at that station cout was held and Susnel waa bound Over for court without Ball and committed to the custody of sheriff Jones. Barry Donohue marriage monday of miss Mercedes Donohue of Bradford and Edward Barry of Coleville. Miss Mercedes Donohue of Bradford re or. Edward Richard Barry of Coleville were quietly married Mon Day morning at 6 o clock at St. Ber Nard s Church in Bradford. Rev. David f. Hickey la. D., performing the cer Emony. After the ceremony the Coupe left a motor trip through the Adiron upon their return they will relied at Derrick City when e or. Bar by a pc entry the Oil property. C 276 7 Auto truck for Sale one and a half ton Dfisher truck High tension Magneto take body. All tires practically new unless than 500 Miles. Rare bar gain of Tsu to. Nov. C-10 of. 11ackus Novelty co. Born Riby girl Wall born to or. And . C. E. Larson on thur Many. June 2, 1910 at their Home on Willow St., was. George Howe is the attending entertained .s. John Saulpaugh very Tea w Kintly entertained the members of the Kenington club with a six o clock diner at her Home on Franklin Street evening. Report of sales of War savings Stamps As credited to the various Post offices in Moke an co. Col. 1, ifs of Mckean county Post offices. Col. 2, number of w. S. S. Sold Dur ing the month of april col 3 number of w. S. S. Sold Dur ing the month of May. Col 4. Number of w. S. S. Sold from january 1, 1819 to june 1, 1919 a Ken Bradford Colegrove Coryville Crosby Custer. City 23 Dalian cily Pecoila Derrick City Duke Center e. Smethport eld red Gifford to Hazelhurst Kano Lafayette Lewis run Ludlow aft. Alton it. Jewett Norwich Ormsby port Allegany red Rock Rew Rixford Smethport 23 106 Westline 4 Postoff cos not in above list either failed to report or have made no sales since january first 1919. Invest in War savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps your coupons which you clip from time to time from your Liberty loan Bonds. 10 2 107 30 30 15 1 29 s 32 4 4 127 g 97 2 1 27 1152 63 40 78 r 27 22 12 245 324 1934 233 19 35 53 1 634 353 14 613 382 lost lost monday evening Between by Vatch. Miss Ort Ruth Hovic. E. Smith All red Cross notice outstanding unfinished to finished and turned work in to local Neadau Artcrie by july lat. For Sale Blacksmith shop Stock and tools Worth dance Hall and lot. Will sell All for George Howe adv. 6-19-tf. Protected Home Circle All members of the protected Home Circle Are urgently requested to attend the. Election of officers tues Day evening june 24, 1619 adv s-13u

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